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{{Short description|American musician}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Matthew Mayfield
| image = MM Press Photo.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|04|09}}
| origin = [[Birmingham, Alabama]], U.S.
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[acoustic music|acoustic]]
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Moses Mayfield]]
| website = {{URL|matthewmayfield.com}}
}}
'''Matthew Mayfield''' is an American singer and songwriter from [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. Originally the lead singer in the group [[Moses Mayfield]], which disbanded in 2008,<ref name=Whitley2008>{{citation|last=Whitley |first=Carla Jean |year=2008 |title=A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield |journal=Birmingham Magazine |url=http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010444/http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx |archivedate=January 6, 2009 }}</ref> Mayfield has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled ''The Fire EP'' on August 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/matthewmayfieldmusic |title=Matthew Mayfield (twitter.com/matthewmayfield& | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date=April 5, 2011 |accessdate=November 17, 2011}}</ref>

Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered on the Birmingham, Alabama area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on ''[[The Inside (Moses Mayfield album)|The Inside]]''. He also revealed that Moses Mayfield broke up mainly due to disagreements with the record label.

== Discography ==
Between 2009 and 2010, Mayfield released five additional EPs (each one with a free song) : "Five Chances Remain Hers" on July 27, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/five-chances-remain-hers-ep/323907504 |title=iTunes - Music - Five Chances Remain Hers - EP by Matthew Mayfield |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-next-christmas/id360387320 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161427/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-next-christmas/id360387320 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date= |access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-out-in-black-ep/id355181628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161437/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-out-in-black-ep/id355181628 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date= February 8, 2010|access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mad-made-machines-ep/id361591826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161447/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mad-made-machines-ep/id361591826 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date= |access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010.<ref name="matthewmayfield.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/yourenothome.html |title=You're Not Home EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304093701/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/yourenothome.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the 2010 [[SXSW]] Music and Media Conference, the music analytics website [[Next Big Sound]] ranked Mayfield at No. 6 in its top ten list of the artists with the fastest growing buzz at the event.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brenna Ehrlich 51 |url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/sxsw-music-acts-buzz/ |title=The Most Popular SXSW Music Acts by Social Media Buzz [STATS] |publisher=Mashable.com |date=March 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 17, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Mayfield independently released his first full-length studio album, ''Now You're Free''. With the release of the album, Mayfield has toured with such artists as [[Needtobreathe]] and [[Will Hoge]]. In 2024, he provided vocals for "[[The Ballad of the Witches' Road (True Crime Version)]]" for the soundtrack of the [[Disney+]] series ''[[Agatha All Along (miniseries)|Agatha All Along]]''.

===EPs===
Independent releases:

* ''The Fire EP'' (2008)
#Seasons In Our Dreams
#Dead To You (free song <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/thefire.html |title=The Fire EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304093732/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/thefire.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
#By Your Side
#The Devil Within
#First In Line
#Razorblade
#Element
#As Long As You're Not Leaving

* ''Five Chances Remain Hers'' (2009)
#Open Road
#Her Name Was December
#Lives Entwined
#Timeless Art
#Better
#Wrapped In Rain

* ''Maybe Next Christmas'' (2009)
#Maybe Next Christmas (free song <ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/maybenextchristmas.html |title=Maybe Next Christmas EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122051219/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/maybenextchristmas.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
#So Long, So Long
#Her Name Was December
#Better (Kensington Rd. Sessions) (free song <ref name="ReferenceA"/>)
#Fact or Fable (Kensington Rd. Sessions)
#Old Friend
#Virginia Gray

* ''Breathe Out In Black'' (2010)
#Can't Change My Mind (free song <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/breatheoutinblack.html |title=Breathe Out in Black EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122045704/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/breatheoutinblack.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
#Simple
#Breathe Out In Black
#Ease Your Mind
#Revelation (Live)

* ''Man-Made Machines'' (2010)
#Man-Made Machines (free song <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/manmademachines.html |title=Man-Made Machines EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122052352/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/manmademachines.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
#Safe & Sound
#A Cycle
#Who Am I
#Golden Opportunity

* ''You're Not Home'' (2010)
#The Last Ride
#Missed Me
#Fire Escape (free song <ref name="matthewmayfield.com"/>)
#Still Alive
#Out on Our Own

* ''Irons in the Fire'' (2013)
#In or Out
#Look Me in the Eye
#Miles & Miles
# Tonight (Remastered)
#Follow You Down
#Fire Escape (Catherine Marks Remix) [feat. [[John Paul White]]]
# Miles & Miles (Acoustic + Strings)
# Fire Escape (Remastered)

===Studio albums===

* ''Now You're Free'' (2011)
#Come Back Home
#Missed Me
#Fire Escape
#Man-Made Machines
#Now You're Free
#Element
#Ghost
#A Cycle
#Tonight
#Can't Change My Mind
#Grow Old With You

* ''Now You're Free'' LP (2011) (Different track order)
#Missed Me
#Ghost
#Come Back Home
#Now You're Free
#A Cycle
#Grow Old With You
#Fire Escape
#Man-Made Machines
#Element
#Tonight
#Can't Change My Mind

* ''A Banquet for Ghosts'' (2012)
#Ain't Much More To Say
#Take What I Can Get
#Cold Winds
#Track You Down
#Heart In Wire
#I Don't Know You At All
#A Banquet For Ghosts
#Carry Me
#Always Be You
#Beautiful
#Safe And Sound

* ''Wild Eyes'' (2015)
#Wild Eyes
#Mess of a Man
#Better Off Forgiven
#Ride Away
#On Your Knees
#Why We Try (feat. Chelsea Lankes)
#Tidal Wave
#Quiet Lies
#How To Breathe
#Settle Down (feat. Amy Stroup)

* ''Recoil'' (2016)
#History
#Raw Diamond Ring
#Indigo
#Turncoat
#God's Fault
#Warfare on Repeat
#Merry Go Round
#Wolf in Your Darkest Room
#Wreckage
#Show Me
#Long Way Down

* ''Gun Shy'' (2019)
#Gun Shy
#Our Winds
#S.H.A.M.E.
#Fall Behind
#Best of Me
#Broken Clocks
#Keep My Distance
#Blackballed
#Table For One
#When The Walls Break
#Simple

== Press ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010444/http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield] - Birmingham Magazine
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090301010600/http://media.www.samfordcrimson.com/media/storage/paper1166/news/2008/10/15/Expressions/Matthew.Mayfields.the.Fire.Ep.Delivers.Refreshing.Sound-3488149.shtml Matthew Mayfield's 'The Fire EP' Delivers Refreshing Sound] - The Samford Crimson
* [http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8225 Choice Cuts In Depth: Matthew Mayfield] - Indie-Music.com
* [http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2013/09/16/artist-interview-matthew-mayfield-birmingham-rocker-describes-rugged-life-on-the-road/ Artist Interview – Matthew Mayfield – Birmingham rocker describes rugged life on the road] - EarToTheGround Music

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.matthewmayfield.com/ Official Matthew Mayfield Site]
* [http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthewmayfieldnewalbum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115000/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthewmayfieldnewalbum |date=September 24, 2015 }}

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